How to Buy Litecoins

Buying [litecoin](/what-is-litecoin/) is not any different from purchasing bitcoins: find a Litecoin exchange, convert your local currency to litecoin, and send the litecoins to your wallet.

Finding a Litecoin exchange can be difficult because most exchanges don’t sell litecoin directly. In most cases customers must [first purchase bitcoins](/en/how-buy-bitcoins-online-best-bitcoin-exchange-rate-bitcoin-price/) and then trade for litecoin.

With that said, there are a few exchanges where users can purchase litecoins directly, without buying bitcoins first:

## Completing your Purchase
Leaving your coins on exchange is a risk that has cost Bitcoin users millions of dollars (e.g. Mt. Gox). Once your purchase has been made, send your litecoins to a wallet you control:
* **[Electrum-LTC](https://electrum-ltc.org/)** is good choice on desktop computers.
* **[Litecoin Wallet](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet_ltc&hl=en)** is the most popular Android wallet.
* **[Hive Wallet](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hive-wallet/id906990301?mt=8)** supports Litecoin and Bitcoin.
## Buying Litecoins with PayPal
Although not recommended, it’s possible to buy litecoins with PayPal. First you must buy SLL on [VirWox](https://www.virwox.com?r=fbbb7), then trade SLL for bitcoin. Once you have BTC you can use any of the methods above to trade BTC for litecoin.